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The Family Secret
The Family Secret

The Family Secret

One mad raging moment behind the roadhouse...and a lifetime of regret!

Genres

CrimeDrama

OverView

When his son accidentally kills someone, a lawyer must defend the man wrongly charged with the murder.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

21 October 1951

Country

United States of America

Cast

John Derek

John Derek

David Clark

Lee J. Cobb

Lee J. Cobb

Howard Clark

Jody Lawrance

Jody Lawrance

Lee Pearson

Erin O'Brien-Moore

Erin O'Brien-Moore

Ellen Clark

Santos Ortega

Santos Ortega

George Redman

Henry O'Neill

Henry O'Neill

Donald Muir

Carl Benton Reid

Carl Benton Reid

Dr. Reynolds

Peggy Converse

Peggy Converse

Sybil Bradley

Jean Alexander

Jean Alexander

Vera Stone

Dorothy Tree

Dorothy Tree

Marie Elsner

Whit Bissell

Whit Bissell

Joe Elsner

Raymond Greenleaf

Raymond Greenleaf

Henry Archer Sims

Onslow Stevens

Onslow Stevens

Judge Williams

Harry Cheshire

Harry Cheshire

Dr. Black

Percy Helton

Percy Helton

Charlie

Teddy Infuhr

Teddy Infuhr

Marvin

Bill Walker

Bill Walker

Larry

John Baer

John Baer

Amanda Blake

Amanda Blake

Joseph Crehan

Joseph Crehan

Paul Dubov

Paul Dubov

Al Eben

Al Eben

Elizabeth Flournoy

Elizabeth Flournoy

Chuck Hamilton

Chuck Hamilton

Mary Alan Hokanson

Mary Alan Hokanson

Robert Malcolm

Robert Malcolm

Lou Marcelle

Lou Marcelle

Paul Marion

Paul Marion

Irene Martin

Irene Martin

Louis Merrill

Louis Merrill

Harold Miller

Harold Miller

Shirley Mills

Shirley Mills

Marta Mitrovich

Marta Mitrovich

Frank O'Connor

Frank O'Connor

Joe Ploski

Joe Ploski

Jack Roberts

Jack Roberts

Fred F. Sears

Fred F. Sears

George Spaulding

George Spaulding

Helen Spring

Helen Spring

Peter M. Thompson

Peter M. Thompson

Emmett Vogan

Emmett Vogan

Jean Willes

Jean Willes

Frances E. Williams

Frances E. Williams

Robert B. Williams

Robert B. Williams

Joy Windsor

Joy Windsor

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